Cases

Note: for a more detailed version of this case study please see http://participedia.net/en/cases/participatory-budgeting-salford-uk Problems and Purpose In 2006, Salford City Council made a decision to devolve decision making for the allocation of £100,000 of highways funding (Block 3 Transport capital – ‘Other Minor Works’) to each of the eight community...

In an experiment of citizen participation initiated by the Finnish Ministry for Environment together with the Committee for the Future of the Parliament in Finland, a new law on off-road traffic in Finland has been “crowdsourced” on an online platform. Crowdsourcing in Policy and Lawmaking aims to include citizens in...

This case study reports on how Wigan Encompass used Participatory Budgeting principles to distribute £20,000 to community organisations who were members of the local community empowerment network. The Community Network members in Wigan, including Encompass, were eligible to bid for funds from the £20,000 allocation made by the Local Strategic...